In the Media

"In his home country, Dudamel is the equivalent of a rock star." - Story on conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who visits MIT this weekend as the recipient of the prestigious McDermott Award in the Arts.

"Americans, whether they are rich or poor, are much more in favor of high-skilled immigrants." - Jens Hainmueller, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, on research he conducted that examined the reasons for anti-immigration sentiment in the U.S.

“If you’re watching TV and you hear a helicopter in your surround sound, wouldn’t it be cool to just turn around and be able to see that helicopter as it goes into the screen?” - Graduate student Santiago Alfaro on "Surround Vision"

Water may kill a computer chip, but a new water purifier inspired by computer chip technology could save millions of lives. - Story on research from the lab of MIT's Jongyoon Han

"Despite these challenges, MIT and others who attended the two-day meeting are taking two very important steps ... they are leading by example in convening leadership around this very important topic, from which tangible activity will hopefully coalesce." - Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, director of policy and strategic initiatives at the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

"They could be hands-on activities, they could be labs [or] they could be discussions with other students." - Eric Klopfer, director of MIT's Teacher Education Program, on how educational software can change how classroom time is spent.

"Nanotechnology may have faded from view, but it has dissolved into a sea of science." - Michael Strano, associate professor of chemical engineering, on the state of nanotechnology research

"If future U.S. energy and climate policy is to be based on the emergence of 'breakthrough technologies,' one of the incubators for them is here, on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." - Feature on energy research taking place at the Institute

"Everyone communicates digitally, which gives us the illusion of being in control. But in reality the high priests of information are still in charge." - Media Lab Director Frank Moss on the future of research at the Lab.

"MIT feels the wind turbine will be a positive addition to the campus and will serve as a strong symbol of MIT’s commitment to energy research and education." - Adam Serafin, a campus planner in the Department of Facilities, on a wind turbine to be installed on MIT's campus. The Cambridge City Council approved the plan Tuesday.

"A group of MIT researchers think they've unraveled the mystery of what makes [silk] so sturdy, and they hope to emulate — and even exceed — them in a synthetic form." - Story on research by MIT Professor Markus Buehler

"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with the PGA Tour, have come up with a way to solve one of golf's biggest conundrums: how to determine who are the truly great putters in the game." - Story on MIT Sloan School of Management research

"Now is the time for the Afghans to pursue a political settlement with as much vigor and energy as we are pursuing the military and civilian effort." - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, in his speech at MIT

"MIT’s Media Lab is ready for its next 25 years - with a just-opened $90 million addition whose design and technology are geared to foster even more of the cross-pollinating breakthroughs that have been the hallmark of its success." - Story on the grand opening of the new Media Lab complex

"Fifty years from now I want people to be running to work." - Hugh Herr, director of MIT's biomechatronics group, on his goal of augmenting people’s limbs with what he calls a “mobility platform.”